Paris leads efforts to puncture Airbnb

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Date: 27 Aug 2018

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Paris officials are announcing record fines for serial renters using the service as lawmakers near the adoption of a new law that would make the American company liable for thousands of unregistered listings on its site. The stakes are high: France is the world’s most-visited country, and Paris is reportedly Airbnb’s single-biggest city market worldwide.